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Bethesda, MD vs Estes Park, CO

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- Estes Park spends 27.3% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Estes Park than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Estes Park had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDEstes Park, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Estes Park    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 12 years. My spouse and I have been trying to make enough money to get out of here! If you want to live in a place that's more than 25% higher to  More

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Over 13 years ago

like alot of small towns(4500) thers not alot to do especially in the  More

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There isn't a school in Drake, Colorado. They children are either bused to Estes Park or Loveland, Colorado. Drake is a small area, but the area Post Office 80515  More

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